User talk:Conradcnn

Welcome![edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia, Conradcnn! Thank you for your contributions. I am Vanjagenije and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{help me}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Vanjagenije (talk) 22:56, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of CNN Young African Writers Forum (CNNYAW)[edit]

Hello Conradcnn,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged CNN Young African Writers Forum (CNNYAW) for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Vanjagenije (talk) 22:56, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of CNNYAW for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article CNNYAW is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CNNYAW until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Wikic¤l¤gy^{t@lk to M£} 07:35, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

January 2016[edit]

Please do not remove Articles for deletion notices from articles or remove other people's comments in Articles for deletion pages, as you did with CNNYAW. Doing so won't stop the discussion from taking place. You are, however, welcome to comment about the proposed deletion on the appropriate page. Thank you. Vanjagenije (talk) 09:58, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to remove Articles for deletion notices or comments from articles and Articles for deletion pages, you may be blocked from editing. 2601:188:0:ABE6:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 15:46, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Conradcnn. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, please:

avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your circle, your organization, its competitors, projects or products;
instead propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. 2601:188:0:ABE6:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 15:46, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion[edit]

This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident in which you may be involved. Thank you. 2601:188:0:ABE6:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 15:59, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

January 2016[edit]

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 31 hours for persistent disruptive editing. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 07:56, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've blocked you for a short period of time for repeatedly removing the AfD notice despite clear warnings to stop. I also have to express concern that CNNYAW is not a part of CNN/Time Warner, given the evidence that I've compiled at the AfD. I've e-mailed Time Warner and if it is, I'll mention this at the AfD. However if this is something unofficial, then I have to state that it's extremely unwise to do this without the express permission of Time Warner since they can and have gone after people for unauthorized use of their logos. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 08:00, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy tagging[edit]

Please do not place any more speedy tags until you have read WP:NPP and WP:CSD. The page Toluna was already tagged with WP:CSD#G11, which was enough. You added WP:CSD#A7, but the article made claims which could be regarded as claims of significance (remember that A7 is a low bar and does not require sources). You also added WP:CSD#A1, WP:CSD#A3 and WP:CSD#G1, which were plain wrong - the article had content, it was not nonsense and its subject was clear. Adding excessive and inappropriate speedy tags is confusing to the article author and does nothing to help them understand how to do better. JohnCD (talk) 22:13, 28 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

January 2016[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 09:28, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've blocked you because of the article CNNYAW. From what I can see, the site does not appear to be affiliated with CNN/Time Warner and several of the claims in the article directly contradicted one another. For example, the website was given two different releases, which doesn't include the claim that it launched in the 80/90s. There is no record of the award that was listed on the article and a search in general for CNNYAW brought up little to nothing that wasn't released via the website - there was also nothing to establish that it's an official affiliate or part of Time Warner. The WordPress blog website is a fairly big indication of this, since it's very unlikely that Time Warner would choose to host their material on WordPress rather than their own website. I've contacted Time Warner about this and barring them telling me that this is official, I'm forced to assume that CNNYAW is not affiliated in the way it was claimed in the article. If this is the case, then it's extremely inadvisable to make claims of this type because Time Warner can and has gone after people trying to profit (money, ratings, etc) by using their name. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 09:31, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Since writing about this website is one of your main reasons for being on Wikipedia, I'm giving you a WP:NOTHERE block because by all accounts the website appears to be a hoax in the way it was described in the article. The website exists and reports news, but that's about the only claim that can be verified as accurate. It's possible that you may be unblocked but offhand I'd recommend against it given that you do seem to have a strong COI with the CNNYAW site and from what I can see here your sole purpose was to sign up in order to write an article that upon checking, appears to be a hoax as it was written because nothing could be verified. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 09:36, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'm updating this: CNN/Time Warner has confirmed that CNNYAW is not part of either CNN or Time Warner. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 10:47, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]